The Gifts of God

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It is true for me, that the "gifts and calling of God are without repentance". God doesn't change his mind about or withdraw the gifts he has given me, because I annoy him.

I think some of us have a very transactional perspective of sin. It isn't something that is paid for by the blood of Jesus. Instead, it is something we pay for daily when God withdraws favour from us. So, when things don't go well, God must be punishing us. This couldn't be further from the truth. This line of thinking assumes God has no mouth and so, he can only get mankind's attention through acts of wickedness. It presumes we are still in the works-oriented Old Testament.

God's major gifts to me are wisdom and intelligence. I know that I know things I never learned. All my years of sowing and sacrifice yielded wisdom, not money. It is now up to me to generate money with wisdom.

When I piss God off, he catches my attention, yes. But, he doesn't do so by taking wisdom from me. Even on the bed of sin, if anyone were to ask me an intellectual question, I could answer with one eye open, with no sweat. My brain still works when I sin. God doesn't take my gifts from me.

I wish we could understand the relationship God wants to have with mankind. A relationahip predicated on fatherhood and relationship. Whatever a good father wouldn't do, don't ascribe to God.

By: Subomi Plumptre

Welcome to the Blog. I love Positivity. I love sharing Positivity. I encourage You to always be Positive. Positivity pays. It's what we all need to achieve both personal and cooperate Success and Fulfillment. Develop a Positive Mindset. Build Positive Relationships. Have an open mind to Learn and Improve. Always seek to grow and be the best available Version of Yourself. Always Believe that You CAN!

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